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Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1968–1988

NO TO INCOMES POLICY!

Red Weekly No. 71, 1974 · p. 1 of the scan · 375 words

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A number of news bullatins broadcast by London Broadcasting (LBC) radio station on election night referred to a report that responsibility for the Guildford bombT THE ELECTION talked about the Want put forwhat to de me up with real policycyment, and thy designed Working people. cy, cither. bras of iti with the capitalists ism's crisis. and wonlt he satisfied with anything less than a big cur in workers living standarda.

Group after graup of workers will go into struggle in the coming montis to defend their hard-won gains. Labour will then have to choose-to back the workers fighting for their living standards, or the capitalisis screaming for their profits.

We should have no doubts which way they will go like enry Labour Government, every nolormist, they will line op Despite Wilson's continual election promises, Labour wil try to impose legal shackles on pay -an incomes policy-lo tie the hands of the working class and Tonce them to bear the burdens of capitalThe lahour movement must be put on the alert ngainst this danger now, Militants must inmediately Inunch a campaign to win the entire novement to the position of opposing eny incomes policy under capitalien. Preparations must he made to meet any attempt to introduce such a policy with a general strike. Forthooming Lahour Party, trade union and TUC conpresses should be blooded with resolutions to this effect.

Ar the same time, the workers mone the huge problems thrown up by capitalism's cnsis, problems which the social contract cannot pot to grips with.

A warkers' plan would solve the capitalist crisis at the expense of the capitalists and not the working class Fuli protection of all wages and working people's incomes apainst inflation (a sliding scale of wages and State heoefits), nationalisation of any firm declaring reduodancies, with full guarantee of all jobs, and the take-over of the banks, monopolies and other key sectors of capitalist pawer would he the hackbone of such a policy Such policies must be lought for wathin the unions and the Labour Party. The power of the warking class must be mobilised to implement such measures, despite the sabolage of the bosses and the cold feet of the reformist Labour leaders.

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